Book Reviews

Book

Bad education: Why our universities are broken and how we can fix them

“Thanks to your son, I managed to get a good grade at economics A-level, and then go on to…

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Radio and tv

Adolescence. A Netflix mini-series

The public response to Adolescence has predictably veered towards social media regulation – but that misses a much deeper…

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Book

Reinventing education: Beyond the knowledge economy

This book identifies the problems with our system and – rather uniquely – offers practicable solutions to them

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Book

‘Primary Reading Simplified’ by Christopher Such

I’m going to begin by saying I was already a huge fan of Chris Such’s work. I loved The…

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Book

New Domains of Educational Leadership by Leora Cruddas

Let’s get straight to it: New Domains of Educational Leadership is set to become a seminal piece in reshaping…

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Book

Feedback: Strategies to support teacher workload and improve pupil progress

Best known for her books on retrieval practice, Kate Jones has taken a risk with her latest outing by…

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Blog Reviews

Blog

The Conversation – with Jess Mahdavi-Gladwell

An unSATsifying blog from DfE, a thought-provoking one about young carers, a challenging one on the many hats we…

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Blog

The Conversation – with Fiona Atherton

How to respond to the growing problem of school avoidance, a challenging take on breakfast clubs, and new nutritional…

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The Conversation – with Zara Simpson

Engaging parents in transitions, embedding digital literacy across the curriculum, and supporting pupils with speech, language and communication needs…

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Blog

The Conversation – with Sarah Gallagher

The curriculum review, the ‘manosphere’, optimistic leadership, and where our ideas of who to listen to come from

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The Conversation – with Frances Akinde

Advocacy and social action, Ofsted and inclusion, maths manipulatives, home educators’ concerns and a poem about belonging

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Blog

The Conversation – with Sarah Baker, CEO, TEAM Education Trust

Managing micro-transitions, the hidden benefits of breakfast clubs, and the importance of speech and language for wellbeing

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Research Reviews

The Knowledge

How schools are evolving to meet new and persistent challenges

Our new State of the Nation in Education report is a testament to the sector’s impatience for innovation in…

JL Dutaut
Dr Kate Chhatwal
The Knowledge

Six lessons from the biggest ever study on pupil engagement

Trends arising from a study of over 100,000 pupils sheds light on how school leaders can best tackle attendance,…

JL Dutaut
Jonny Sobczyk Boddington
The Knowledge

What leaders really want from NPQs (and the review isn’t asking)

In-depth research with school leaders reveals what the NPQ review should actually be asking them and how the programmes…

JL Dutaut
Shane Leaning
The Knowledge

How can we better train and retain SENCos?

Our programme’s evaluation points to three key ways SEND leaders can be better supported to thrive in their roles…

JL Dutaut
Bart Shaw
The Knowledge

Is young people’s mental health finally recovering after Covid?

Our new report reveals grounds for optimism that the post-Covid mental health crisis is ebbing – but no room…

JL Dutaut
Jane Lunnon and Jon Needham
The Knowledge

Is a mobile phone ban in schools the right policy aim?

The Netflix series Adolescence has created a new wave of political pressure for a national ban on smartphones in…

JL Dutaut
Antony Bainbridge

Book review

Young people on the margins

Melissa Benn
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